Heonjong of Joseon

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Heonjong of Joseon
Hangul 헌종
Hanja 憲宗
Revised Romanization Heonjong
McCune–Reischauer Hŏnjong
Pen name
Hangul 원헌
Hanja 元軒
Revised Romanization Wonheon
McCune–Reischauer Wŏnhŏn
Birth name
Hangul 이환
Hanja 李煥
Revised Romanization I Hwan
McCune–Reischauer I Hwan
Courtesy name
Hangul 문응
Hanja 文應
Revised Romanization Muneung
McCune–Reischauer Munŭng

Heonjong of Joseon (8 September 1827 – 25 July 1849, r. 1834–1849) was the 24th king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. He was the grandson of Sunjo, and his mother was Queen Sinjeong of the Pungyang Jo clan. His father was Prince Munjo, posthumously named Ikjong, who died at the age of 21 before becoming king. Heonjong was born three-years before Ikjong's death. At the age of eight, he rose to the throne, but not to power. The kingdom remained in the hands of the Andong Kims, the family of his grandmother Queen Sunwon. In 1840, power passed to his mother's family, following the anti-Catholic Gihae persecution of 1839.

Heonjong died in 1849 without an heir. He was buried at the Gyeongneung tomb.

As was customary with the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty, the chronicle of Heonjong's reign was compiled after his death, in 1851. The compilation of the 16-volume chronicle was supervised by Jo In-yeong.

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[edit] Family

  • Father: Prince Munjo, then Crown Prince Hyomyoung (왕세자, 1809–1830). Posthumous name: "Ikjong" (익종).
  • Mother: Queen Sinjeong of the Pungyang Jo clan (신정왕후 조씨, 1808–1890), daughter of Jo Man-yeong (조만영, 1776–1846) and Lady Seong.
  • Consorts:
  1. Queen Hyohyeon of the Andong Kim clan (효현왕후 김씨), daughter of Kim Jo-geun (김조근), posthumously known as "Hyohyeon, The Seong Empress" (효현성황후)
  2. Queen Myeongheon of the Hong clan (명헌왕후 홍씨)[1]
  3. Royal Noble Consrot Gyeong of the Kim clan (경빈 김씨)
  4. Kim Suk-ui (숙의 김씨)
  • Issue:
  1. A Daughter of Queen Myeongheon of the Hong clan.[2]
  2. A Daughter of Kim Suk-ui.[2]

[edit] Full posthumous name

  • King Heonjong Jangsuk Chegeon Gyegeuk Jungjeong Gwangdae Jiseong Gwangdeok Hongun Janghwa Gyungmun Wimu Myeongin Cheolhyo the Great of Korea
  • 헌종장숙체건계극중정광대지성광덕홍운장화경문위무명인철효대왕
  • 獻宗莊肅體健繼極中正光大至聖廣德弘運章化經文緯武明仁哲孝大王

[edit] Ancestry

[edit] References

  1. ^ Daughter of Hong Jae-ryong (홍재룡)
  2. ^ a b Died at childbirth

[edit] See also

Preceded by
Sunjo
Rulers of Korea
(Joseon Dynasty)

1834–1849
Succeeded by
Cheoljong
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